Allagash Brewing Company Coolship Resurgam

**Aroma:** “Like walking past the peach display at the grocery store. Very subtle acidity to couple with the peach sweetness, but aroma comes through as sweeter than most fruited sours. First sniff was very apple-like, but with time, the apple shifts to peach or apricot.” **Flavor:** “Incredible, delicate peach character, coming through as white peaches or white nectarines, with just a subtle tartness and acidity to balance the huge peach notes and sweetness. Sweetness comes through more from fruit than malt with tons of peach character in the finish.” **Overall:** “The peach is dominant throughout the beer with acidity and light _Brett_ hints supporting throughout. Lactic acid is primary with a touch of malic roundness. Incredible fruited sour, with the peach character jumping out of the glass. A bit sweeter and less tart than other fruited sours, but it really showcases the peach flavor.”

Bright orange, firm white head. Layers of pepper, lemon, lime fill the nose, underlying woody Brett, spicy hops. Layers of moldering leaves and fertile earth; like being in Mirkwood. Medium body; spicy phenols alongside aggressive but balanced barnyard. Assertive lactic sourness without a burn. Remarkably complex beer. Great balance of tart lactic acid, earthy wood, and spicy pepper phenolics.

**Aroma:** “Lactic with some nice _Brett_ goat/barnyard aroma. Smells perfect—beery, acidic, a bit of honey and brown sugar. Lemon zest and black pepper.” **Flavor:** “Fruity with pear and tropical fruit notes, plus a bit of cherry, lemon peel, and low oak. Nice lactic sour flavor accented with earthy barnyard followed by a quick twang of acetic sourness. Moderate sour up front that lasts into the linger. Pleasant in its light malt touch. Finish is dry, crisp, with a bit of green apple—almost champagne-like. Body is light. Slight alcohol warmth.” **Overall:** “Like an interpretive dance version of a Flanders—it’s not red or brown, but a new-classic American sour in that tradition that’s light, drinkable, and delicious. The balance of acids, as- tringency, carbonation, and honey-malt sweetness produces simple goodness. The flavor is quite interesting—not very sweet, not overly acidic.”